Part 2 the faceless man chapter 66 joy begets sorrow
Inside the deep and dark underground building, Klein, carrying a horse lamp, circled around the hall, carefully checking if there was another entrance, of course, he didn’t dare to enter the tunnel that led to the innermost room, while the regrouped snakes were once again blown away by the bitterly cold wind.
After receiving an affirmative answer, he voluntarily retreated to the front door and watched, piece by piece with the three walkers, as Miss Bodyguard Sharon planted explosives in various locations.
”Very professional looking.” Klein whispered with emotion.
And the three walkers undoubtedly didn’t respond to him.
However, there was a reason for that; he had always used his spirituality to shield himself from the negative effects of the Aztec Copper Whistle, or else he would have been met with an unusually enthusiastic “attachment”.
He hadn’t intended to bring the ancient and delicate copper whistle with him, but he had to sacrifice some of his spirituality, considering the need to beware of the evil spirit’s insidious presence.
”Ms. Bodyguard, no, Ms. Sharon really isn’t bragging when she says she’s a demolition expert ……”
”Did she originally work in this profession? Or, some sequence in her extraordinary pathway made her specialize in a similar field? From what I’ve read while I was on the Nightwatchman Squad, this is roughly Sequence 9 ‘Criminal’, ‘Prisoner’, ‘Warrior’ and ‘Hunter ‘, Sequence 8 ‘Magistrates’, Sequence 7 ‘Weapon Masters’ and ‘Knowledge Keepers’, heck, the latter has a nickname, ‘Detectives’, called ‘Detective’ and belongs to the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom …… I’m not sure about the others ……”
”I wonder which pathway Ms. Sharon would be in, none of them look quite like it, and she’s shown the ability to command walkers this time ……”
As Klein rambled through his various associations, Sharon completed the setup, lighting the fuse in passing.
Smoothly? Lighting it? Oi oi oi oi! Why don’t you give a warning! Klein then came back to his senses, startled, and scrambled out of the hall and into the outer corridor.
The three walkers, on the other hand, followed him unhurriedly.
”It’s safe here.” Sharon suddenly surfaced next to him.
Slightly relieved, Klein turned to ask, “Does dust get shaken down here?”
”There is.” Sharon gave an affirmative answer in one word.
”That’s good.” As he spoke, Klein took another step back.
The hissing, hissing sound of burning fuses reached his ears and annoyed him slightly.
The emotion wasn’t because he was afraid of the ensuing explosion, but it stemmed from the fact that one boot never hit the ground.
”One,” Sharon spoke up abruptly.
”Huh?” For a moment Klein failed to understand what the other man meant.
Rumble!
The earth trembled violently, smoke and dust fell from above, and Klein’s ears buzzed so loudly that he couldn’t hear anything else for a brief moment.
If he hadn’t been the Joker, he would have lost his balance and fallen to the ground.
Cough cough cough! Diverted and unprepared, he coughed and saw boulders and dirt falling in front of him, instantly blocking the entrance.
In the remnants of the tremor, Klein clutched the brass whistle Mr. Aztec had given him and watched for its reaction.
Although he had already divined in advance and got the result that there was no danger in this trip, but after all, this place involved the human statues of six orthodox deities, even the revelation he got on top of the gray mist, he didn’t dare to believe it completely, and the deciphering itself could be wrong, so he cautiously used the copper whistle of Aztec to judge whether the evil spirit had gotten out of the trap as a result or not.
The copper whistle’s surface was cold but soft, and there had been no unusual changes, so Klein was completely reassured, and looked over at the nearby walkers, confirming one thing from their eyes, which was that he was currently very much in the dust.
This is just fine, it fits in well with the explanation I have to give to old Mr. Miller Carter afterward …… Without wasting my intention to change clothes before coming …… He walked towards the entrance, making sure that it was completely blocked.
Without making a big noise, it is true that in the future, only the “apprentice” path and extraordinary people like Ms. Sharon will be able to enter, and she excluded many potential competitors, so it is no wonder that the free …… Klein gazed at the stones and dirt and sighed secretly.
Of course, I can also, I have a state similar to a spiritual body! He added silently in his heart with a smile, but on the surface, he didn’t move.
”Wrap it up.” Klein snapped his fingers pompously and led the three walkers back towards the basement of the house in a hurried and hasty manner, while Sharon had disappeared at some point.
Inside the spacious basement, Miller Carter was pacing back and forth in nervous concern, occasionally peering into the secret door.
Upon seeing Detective Moriarty and his assistant come out in full numbers, he let out a long breath and asked sharply:
”What happened in there?”
Klein gasped deliberately:
”That underground building is too, too old, it’s been too long since it’s been repaired, we were originally repelling the snakes, just a little too much movement triggered a violent collapse, the whole thing collapsed, luckily we were close to the doorway and escaped in time.”
”Storm on top! That piece of construction is so dangerous?” Miller Carter clenched his fist and struck his left breast.
”Yes, there are only ever so many well-preserved ancient buildings, the rest collapsed into history.” Klein responded, “Let me lead you inside to take a look and confirm the situation.”
”Are there still collapses?” Miller asked cautiously.
”No, this side is stronger.” Klein deliberately patted down the dust on his body and coughed twice before leading his employer inside and around, stopping at the thoroughly blocked entrance, and those walls near the hall that had likewise collapsed and were backed up with stone and dirt.
”You can use this part.” He pointed to the hallway area.
Miller was silent for a few seconds and sighed:
”It’s a good thing I didn’t rashly let someone go in and explore it, but sought out a professional like you, otherwise I would have been on the hook for several lives.”
”Alright, this commission ends here, I’ll give you the rest of your payment.”
As he spoke, Miller-Carter had taken out his money clip, counted it, and was somewhat embarrassed to find that there were only about three dozen pounds in cash.
”It’s a good thing I have other money or I’d have to make a trip to the bank.” Miller muttered, looking up at Klein, “Do you mind taking gold coins?”
”No, I don’t mind any form of money.” Klein smiled.
The gold pounds of the Kingdom of Ruin could be gold coins in addition to large bills, which was a guarantee of the face value of the paper money.
However, in these hundred years since Rossel the Great, the people of the Northern Continent had become more and more accustomed to paper money, and there were even councilors who wanted to make copper pennies have a counterpart.
Gold pounds in the true sense of the word rarely circulate in the marketplace anymore, and only certain old-school gentlemen will attach a fixed box to the other end of the bracelet of their pocket watch, in which they keep some gold coins in case of accidents.
It was both peace of mind and habit.
Miller nodded his head and followed the golden watch chain on his clothing, pulling out a box with a shimmering golden light from within one of his pockets.
Snapping it open, he opened the box and pulled out five gold coins, piece by piece with the bills he had counted out earlier, and handed them to the detective gentleman in front of him.
Klein didn’t avoid anything, and after counting once, he suddenly popped a gold coin upwards and caught it with a dashing palm spread.
”Thank you for your generosity.” He glanced at the upward-facing portrait and revealed a heartfelt smile, then pressed his hand against his chest and bent down in a salute to Miller Carter.
Well, if it were any other detective, even if they blew down the entrance and passageway at this time, when they go back, they would definitely have nightmares, strange noises in the house, their spirit becomes weak, and they feel that someone is staring at them at any time, and other problems, this is the immersion of the evil spirit’s aura, and it will take a very long time for it to go away, but we’re different, Ms. Sharon is just like a female ghost in herself, and I’m completely fine after I go on a trip to Above Gray Mist, and as for the three living corpses. What are you afraid of when you’re not even afraid of death? Klein spat out a few sentences in a good mood, and then said goodbye to Miller Carter and turned to leave the house.
When he came to the street, the three walkers traveled in another direction without saying hello to him.
Miss Sharon left …… really confiscated the walker s hiring fee …… Klein smiled and raised his arm, waving at the back of those three walkers.
After that, he went home to change into his normal clothes and headed to the Krag Club to practice his gun.
After stopping by for dinner as a treat for the successful conclusion of his mission, Klein took a public carriage and returned to Minsk Street.
The dreary, dim surroundings were illuminated by a single gas streetlight as he strolled leisurely down the street, cane in hand.
Suddenly, he had a not-quite-good-but-not-quite-bad premonition.
What the hell? Crane looked up and forward to find two police officers approaching with a police dog on a leash, doing what appeared to be an inventory check along the way.
An inventory? An inventory check with a police dog? The repercussions of that serial murder? The smell of cloves and currants left at the scene, so extra police dogs were deployed? Klein couldn’t help but bellyache.
The history of police dogs could be traced back as far as the Roselle period, but the number had been small.
Considering that he had a lot of items on him, and considering the premonition he had just had, Klein planned to make a detour and go from the other side.
But just then, the two officers saw him and signaled him to stop.
The corner of Klein’s mouth twitched, and he waited in place with a wide smile.
”A routine investigation.” Upon approaching, one of the officers showed his credentials.
”Okay ……” Before Klein could say anything, the police dog suddenly growled and woofed at him.
This, this is smelling the smell of gunpowder on me? The smell of gunpowder left over from the afternoon’s gun practice? Klein instantly realized, glanced at the guarded expressions of the two police officers, and said with a calculating smile:
”It’s like this, I picked up a revolver on the road, complete with underarm pouch and bullets, and was just about to hand it over to you.”
With slow movements he removed his own revolver, raised his hands to shoulder level, and added with a serious smile:
”Officer, I’m really not illegally carrying a gun.”
One of the officers was on high alert, and one took the pistol and said gruffly:
”You’ll have to come back to the station with us.”
”Okay.” Klein returned a broad smile, “But I have a request, please inform my attorney, Mr. Jürgen Cooper, that I can only be searched in his presence.”